5. "I Want You" - Elvis Costello

Breakup Type: Your partner cheated and for some freakin’ reason, you can’t seem to let go.

Why You Should Listen: First released in 1986 as a single off of Blood & Chocolate, this heart-breaking song from British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello could easily double as a dark poem. In it, we find Costello speaking to an unfaithful lover who clearly deserves no more energy and yet, an opposing sentiment is repeated line after line: “I want you.” Listening to it might not better your mood, but sometimes it’s nice to hear your emotions being vocalized so bluntly.

Most Powerful Lyric: “Oh my baby baby I want you so it scares me to death / I can't say anymore than "I love you" / Everything else is a waste of breath.”